Killdeer (Noun)
Meaning
American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The killdeer waded in the shallow water of the lake, searching for its next meal of insects and small crustaceans.
- As the sun began to set, a killdeer perched on a fence post, letting out its distinctive cry to mark its territory.
- During their spring migration, killdeer can be seen stopping over in fields and wetlands, where they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates.
- The killdeer's broken-wing display is a clever tactic to distract predators from its nest, making it seem like an easy target.
- In the evenings, the sounds of the killdeer's cry filled the air as the birds settled in for the night, their calls echoing across the landscape.